Anyone like When LINDA replaced Janet for one Episode?

[TVFactFan]

I really didn't. Linda didn't have any chemistry with Jack and Chrissy. You can't just throw a different actress in and expect her to have chemistry with the other two. That was a weird episode.



Was it written inside the Three's Company Book why Janet was absent in this episode?

[Edster2973]

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I really didn't. Linda didn't have any chemistry with Jack and Chrissy. You can't just throw a different actress in and expect her to have chemistry with the other two. That was a weird episode.

I thought all in all that the episode was rather decent. Sure, we missed Janet, but I don't think the episode suffered in the least. It was funny, especially Mr. Roper with his eavesdropping, and we had seen enough of Linda at that point to have her presence in the episode justified. It didn't come across as odd to me at all. Now, Chrissy's chronic absences in Season 5, with the eventual non-explanation of her never coming back to the apartment, was odd to say the least.

Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Was it written inside the Three's Company Book why Janet was absent in this episode?

It sure was. I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but there was a conflict with Joyce DeWitt in some way. I think she was given a raise of some sort & then at the last minute, it was taken away from her, or it was her salary that was being reduced at the last minute. In any case, this really upset her (and who can blame her?) so she called in sick at work and went down to the heads of ABC and told them that, under those current conditions, she would not be willing to work for Three's Company.

She said something along the lines that her talent was something she had to nurture and make sure was respected and that she was willing to do whatever was necessary to make a smooth transition for the show to explain her absence but that if the situation wasn't rectified, she was done with the show. The PTB then made good on what was done and reinstated her monies. Not only that, from that point on she was also guaranteed parity salary with Suzanne Somers.

This was all a verbal agreement while Three's Company was beginning its workweek on the episode "Stanley's Hotline", and Joyce's agent suggested to her that the 'handshake agreement' was not good enough and that she should wait until she got it in writing before returning to work. She did and things were worked out by mid-week. She contacted the show and told them she was willing to come to work and that she'd know her lines, but the producers were too nervous with Joyce not having enough practice time so they opted to have the Linda character step in for that episode.

Hope that explains things...

Ed

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by Edster2973
I thought all in all that the episode was rather decent. Sure, we missed Janet, but I don't think the episode suffered in the least. It was funny, especially Mr. Roper with his eavesdropping, and we had seen enough of Linda at that point to have her presence in the episode justified. It didn't come across as odd to me at all. Now, Chrissy's chronic absences in Season 5, with the eventual non-explanation of her never coming back to the apartment, was odd to say the least.



It sure was. I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but there was a conflict with Joyce DeWitt in some way. I think she was given a raise of some sort & then at the last minute, it was taken away from her, or it was her salary that was being reduced at the last minute. In any case, this really upset her (and who can blame her?) so she called in sick at work and went down to the heads of ABC and told them that, under those current conditions, she would not be willing to work for Three's Company.

She said something along the lines that her talent was something she had to nurture and make sure was respected and that she was willing to do whatever was necessary to make a smooth transition for the show to explain her absence but that if the situation wasn't rectified, she was done with the show. The PTB then made good on what was done and reinstated her monies. Not only that, from that point on she was also guaranteed parity salary with Suzanne Somers.

This was all a verbal agreement while Three's Company was beginning its workweek on the episode "Stanley's Hotline", and Joyce's agent suggested to her that the 'handshake agreement' was not good enough and that she should wait until she got it in writing before returning to work. She did and things were worked out by mid-week. She contacted the show and told them she was willing to come to work and that she'd know her lines, but the producers were too nervous with Joyce not having enough practice time so they opted to have the Linda character step in for that episode.

Hope that explains things...

Ed

thanks

[jjlover]

Originally posted by Edster2973
I thought all in all that the episode was rather decent. Sure, we missed Janet, but I don't think the episode suffered in the least. It was funny, especially Mr. Roper with his eavesdropping, and we had seen enough of Linda at that point to have her presence in the episode justified. It didn't come across as odd to me at all. Now, Chrissy's chronic absences in Season 5, with the eventual non-explanation of her never coming back to the apartment, was odd to say the least.



It sure was. I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but there was a conflict with Joyce DeWitt in some way. I think she was given a raise of some sort & then at the last minute, it was taken away from her, or it was her salary that was being reduced at the last minute. In any case, this really upset her (and who can blame her?) so she called in sick at work and went down to the heads of ABC and told them that, under those current conditions, she would not be willing to work for Three's Company.

She said something along the lines that her talent was something she had to nurture and make sure was respected and that she was willing to do whatever was necessary to make a smooth transition for the show to explain her absence but that if the situation wasn't rectified, she was done with the show. The PTB then made good on what was done and reinstated her monies. Not only that, from that point on she was also guaranteed parity salary with Suzanne Somers.

This was all a verbal agreement while Three's Company was beginning its workweek on the episode "Stanley's Hotline", and Joyce's agent suggested to her that the 'handshake agreement' was not good enough and that she should wait until she got it in writing before returning to work. She did and things were worked out by mid-week. She contacted the show and told them she was willing to come to work and that she'd know her lines, but the producers were too nervous with Joyce not having enough practice time so they opted to have the Linda character step in for that episode.

Hope that explains things...

Ed

Hey thanks for getting that cleared. Always wandered why Joyce was absent in that eppy.

I kinda liked the episode on the whole & like Edster2973 said Mr. Roper was great in this one. However i really missed Janet. Its not the same without her. and like TVShow Analyser pointed out, Linda lacked the chemistry that Janet so beautifully shares with Jack & Chrissy.

[BuffaloBill]

here is an interesting sidebar. does anyone find it rather odd that how offen mr roper and furley ripped jack about being gay, when linda substituted for any of the girls no gay talk existed...even though everyone knew she was his girlfriend, on other shows were roper/furley saw him with a woman they would always smack- you have nothing to worry with jack, or nothing ins gonna happen with her and jack.....now i might be over analizing things, but does anyone have the same opinion?

[Chain Gang Member]

I didn't like that Janet wasn't in the episode but enjoyed the storyline

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by BuffaloBill
here is an interesting sidebar. does anyone find it rather odd that how offen mr roper and furley ripped jack about being gay, when linda substituted for any of the girls no gay talk existed...even though everyone knew she was his girlfriend, on other shows were roper/furley saw him with a woman they would always smack- you have nothing to worry with jack, or nothing ins gonna happen with her and jack.....now i might be over analizing things, but does anyone have the same opinion?

I think Mrs. Roper Knew Linda was Jack's girlfriend but not Mr. Roper

[BuffaloBill]

right...that's the fact 'm referring to. roper and furley were the only ones all the time oblivious to the fact linda his girlfriend was staying there.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by BuffaloBill
right...that's the fact 'm referring to. roper and furley were the only ones all the time oblivious to the fact linda his girlfriend was staying there.

The Linda character was no longer Jack's girlfriend during the Furley Era.

[Skywalker]

Stanley's Hotline is one of my favorite episodes from the Roper Years. Dewitts absence from that episode really didn't bother me because Mr. Roper stole the show with the misunderstanding about the wart.

[BuffaloBill]

not true, in one of the episode that linda was subbing on when chrissy left the show...they made a promise there would be no hanky-panky while she was staying there. he as doing it out of respect for janet.

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by BuffaloBill
not true, in one of the episode that linda was subbing on when chrissy left the show...they made a promise there would be no hanky-panky while she was staying there. he as doing it out of respect for janet.

I don't ever recall Linda being Jack's girl while Furley was on the show. The only time that woman who played Jack's girl was on the show when Furley was there was as a loan officer at a Bank when Jack was trying to get a loan for his restarunt.

[BuffaloBill]

all you have to do is watch those shows....the proof is right there

[Janet McFarland]

I dont think Mr. Roper knew Linda was Jacks girlfriend , they probably told Roper that Linda was a close friend of Chrissy or Jack .

[TVFactFan]

Originally posted by BuffaloBill
all you have to do is watch those shows....the proof is right there

Here is the proof.

She appeared on TC 5 times. Three times with Roper and 2 times with Furley.

1978-Will the Real Jack Tripper-(Linda)
1978-Double Date-(Linda)
1978-Stanely's Hotline-(Linda)


1981-Honest Jack Trepper-Lisa Page
1982-Jack Gets His Own Restatunt-Ms. Prescott